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2 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Kris Habermehl
A fire broke out in a large apartment building in Chicago's West Rogers Park neighborhood late Monday afternoon. The fire was reported on the topmost two stories and back porches of the three-story apartment building at 2104 W. Arthur Ave., at the intersection with Hoyne Avenue and just south of Warren Park. Firefighters cut ventilation holes into the roof as smoke filled the void space above the top-floor ceiling and below the roof, also called the cockloft.
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3 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Kris Habermehl
2 cars crash into Home Depot in Niles, Illinois Two cars plowed into a Home Depot store in the north Chicago suburb of Niles Monday afternoon. The crash happened at the Home Depot on Civic Center Drive, near the southeast corner of Oakton Street and Waukegan Road. One of the cars crashed directly into the Home Depot building and caused damage. The other hit a protective cage where propane cylinders are located.
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Kris Habermehl
Crash snags outbound Stevenson Expressway southwest of downtown Chicago A multi-vehicle accident snagged the outbound Stevenson Expressway southwest of downtown Chicago Thursday afternoon. Only one lane was open at 5 p.m. on the outbound Stevenson (I-55) at Halsted Street, just past the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/94) merge. Ramps from both directors of the Dan Ryan feed and merge onto the outbound Stevenson, making for traffic jams in multiple directions.
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Mar 14, 2025 |
cbsnews.com | Kris Habermehl |Elyssa Kaufman
A crash involving a motorcycle shut down outbound lanes on the Stevenson Expressway early Friday morning. The crash took place around 2 a.m. near Damen Avenue and left a motorcyclist with severe injuries. All OB Stevenson lanes are blocked at Damen for a crash investigation. A motorcycle crash near Damen around 2am resulted in severe injuries for the rider. First available reentry is at California. Use Archer or Ogden to avoid the backups.
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Mar 7, 2025 |
cbsnews.com | Elyssa Kaufman |Kris Habermehl
At least eight vehicles were involved in a crash on I-294 near 47th Street on Friday morning. Just before 5:45 a.m., Illinois State Police responded to the crash involving eight vehicles blocking two lanes. ISP said troopers found two separate crashes, one involving six cars and the second involving two cars. As many as 8 vehicles have crashed in the 2LL NB on I-294 before Ogden Avenue.
Journalists covering the same region
Charles Selle
Managing Editor at Lake County News-Sun
Charles Selle primarily covers news in the Greater Chicago area including suburbs like Evanston and Skokie, Illinois, United States.
Clifford Ward
Freelancer Reporter at Chicago Tribune
Clifford Ward primarily covers news in the Greater Chicago area, including suburbs like Schaumburg and Elgin, Illinois, United States.
Steve Sadin
Freelance Journalist at Chicago Tribune
Steve Sadin primarily covers news in the Greater Waukegan area including North Chicago and surrounding suburbs in Illinois, United States.
Sam Borcia
CEO and Publisher at Lake and McHenry County Scanner
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